I respect your comments and advice and agree 100%. Keep in mind there aren't many guitars that John doesn't play or own seeing as how he owns over 200, so it would be difficult to buy one that he doesn't have.
This isn't about who's better , thats a matter of opinion. I know all those guys and play and perform there songs preatty much every weekend. My point is you can't say "oh a strat is for blues, its the only blues guitar" . Thats the opinion of a narrow minded fool. Eric Johnson recorded cliffs of dover on a 335, did you know that? It's not that one guitar makes you this or that. It's the player behind it. I've seen pictures of Hendrix with a les paul custom and a les paul/sg(triple humbucker)
You need to get this in your mind, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A BLUES GUITAR. It's what suits the player best. If they happen to be a blues musician then so be it. I can play jazz the same way on a strat as i can on an Ibanez Artcore. Guitars aren't suited for a specific style unless thats the way they're marketed. I mean yes there are some that are designed for metal and they would be preatty shittly playing the blues/jazz but most are versatile instruments that you can do anything with.
Cool a game, but listen 5 top in your mind may not be in someone elses. Alot of these guys are underated and most guitarists with experience will tell you this.
1. Eric Clapton ( if you don't know this your a lost cause, one word BEANO )
2. Joe Bonamssa
3. Peter Green
4. Michael Bloomfield ( helped Bob Dylan Sculpt folk rock)
BTW I've owned my share of both. I'm playing a four thousand dollar custom shop strat now, so it's not like i have anything against the guitars. It's hands down the most versatile. But as far as a lead tone is concerned nothing beats the compression and smoothness of a Les Paul. IMO
mayer uses gibson sometimes. i've seen him with PRS as well. in the WTLI DVD he uses a gibson ES335. yea its preference but blues is not limited to fender geez, thats pretty close minded. joe bonasamma is ALL gibson, so is derek trucks
dig your voice dude. Now its really time to get over the mayer thing, I mean i commend you for having a hero its great and all but you only do mayer tunes or songs he's covered. You have a John Cruz strat and guild starfire both of which are known to be owned and played by john, and as close as you could get to the JM Two Rock sig. Much respect because you seem preatty cool but lets branch out it will help your playing alot to!
he has used a junior lp double cutaway in some video at a festival. you can search for it yourself if you'd like.
fall0utboy 3 years ago
I respect your comments and advice and agree 100%. Keep in mind there aren't many guitars that John doesn't play or own seeing as how he owns over 200, so it would be difficult to buy one that he doesn't have.
steevo124 3 years ago
You don't see him with to many les pauls ;). Keep up the demos though man. I love the tone of the classic reverb.
gregory49 3 years ago
Uhhh and is that for bluesy stuff????
My point.
junckzproductions 3 years ago
This kind of ideal pisses me off. You think you can't play the blues with a les paul? You've never heard of Gary Moore have you? Get a clue jackass.
gregory49 3 years ago
Ummm look at Clapton, Mayer, Eric Johnson, Buddy Guy, Hendrix (Ill count him as Blues-Rock). Oh, and just some guy named Stevie Ray Vaughan.
junckzproductions 3 years ago
This isn't about who's better , thats a matter of opinion. I know all those guys and play and perform there songs preatty much every weekend. My point is you can't say "oh a strat is for blues, its the only blues guitar" . Thats the opinion of a narrow minded fool. Eric Johnson recorded cliffs of dover on a 335, did you know that? It's not that one guitar makes you this or that. It's the player behind it. I've seen pictures of Hendrix with a les paul custom and a les paul/sg(triple humbucker)
gregory49 3 years ago
Uhh this was started about Les Pauls. Not the (probably) biggest blues guitar out there.
junckzproductions 3 years ago
You need to get this in your mind, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A BLUES GUITAR. It's what suits the player best. If they happen to be a blues musician then so be it. I can play jazz the same way on a strat as i can on an Ibanez Artcore. Guitars aren't suited for a specific style unless thats the way they're marketed. I mean yes there are some that are designed for metal and they would be preatty shittly playing the blues/jazz but most are versatile instruments that you can do anything with.
gregory49 3 years ago
Name 5 top blues players that use LPs as a main guitar.
junckzproductions 3 years ago
Cool a game, but listen 5 top in your mind may not be in someone elses. Alot of these guys are underated and most guitarists with experience will tell you this.
1. Eric Clapton ( if you don't know this your a lost cause, one word BEANO )
2. Joe Bonamssa
3. Peter Green
4. Michael Bloomfield ( helped Bob Dylan Sculpt folk rock)
5. Gary Moore
gregory49 3 years ago
BTW I've owned my share of both. I'm playing a four thousand dollar custom shop strat now, so it's not like i have anything against the guitars. It's hands down the most versatile. But as far as a lead tone is concerned nothing beats the compression and smoothness of a Les Paul. IMO
gregory49 3 years ago
mayer uses gibson sometimes. i've seen him with PRS as well. in the WTLI DVD he uses a gibson ES335. yea its preference but blues is not limited to fender geez, thats pretty close minded. joe bonasamma is ALL gibson, so is derek trucks
fall0utboy 3 years ago
Dude I mean LPs.
junckzproductions 3 years ago
he also uses a doublecut junior les paul gibson
fall0utboy 3 years ago
true enough. Good job, he does use a les paul after all.
gregory49 3 years ago
When?
junckzproductions 3 years ago
and uhhh its a Guild Starfire...shows what you know.
junckzproductions 3 years ago
dig your voice dude. Now its really time to get over the mayer thing, I mean i commend you for having a hero its great and all but you only do mayer tunes or songs he's covered. You have a John Cruz strat and guild starfire both of which are known to be owned and played by john, and as close as you could get to the JM Two Rock sig. Much respect because you seem preatty cool but lets branch out it will help your playing alot to!
gregory49 3 years ago